The boy, a student at the school, allegedly presented himself as a clown on Facebook and made violent threats, police said.
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Lewiston man pleads guilty to killing pregnant girlfriend
Evaristo Deus faces up to 45 years in prison when he’s sentenced in December.
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Kennebunk police stop erratic driver, find large stash of heroin
Nicole M. Whitney, of Biddeford, is charged with felony trafficking after police find what they suspect is heroin.
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Judge to rule in manslaughter case against Portland landlord as soon as next week
After a final day of testimony in Gregory Nisbet’s trial, Justice Thomas Warren will evaluate evidence including conflicting testimony on fire codes.
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South Portland police investigate apparent stabbing
A man who reported being stabbed in Brick Hill was too intoxicated to be interviewed, they say.
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Two Mainers arrested on I-95 with 20 pounds of marijuana, N.H. police say
The Waldoboro men were stopped for motor vehicle violations as they drove southbound in Portsmouth.
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Complaint didn’t prompt third-floor inspection before fatal fire, official testifies
Prosecutors in Gregory Nisbet’s manslaughter trial have called the third-floor rooms at 20 Noyes St. ‘death traps,’ but a 2012 complaint about an illegal apartment did not trigger a physical inspection.
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Judge calls Winslow man’s frauds a ‘stunning display of amorality’
Ervin Morrison is sentenced to 14 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution.
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Officer’s unlocked truck stolen — with keys, badge and uniform inside
Police say a loaded gun was stolen from another car in a related incident in Casco.
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Sides in landlord’s trial clash over safety requirements for building where fire killed six
The defense tries to refute a state official’s testimony that 20 Noyes St. was run as a rooming house and lacked adequate detection systems and escape routes.